Saama festival
Saama festivalSri Academy of Music and Arts conducted the annual Saama Festival with music concerts, painting (Astothara Shata Kuncha Sammilana) and dance performances. H N Suresh received the Saama...
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Tributes to RKSThe Guru Keshava Surya Memorial Trust conducted a two-day music festival on the occasion of the 80th birth anniversary of Vidwan R K Suryanarayana. R K Suryanarayana (1937-2004) was not...
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Aradhana concertsThe Raghavendra Swamy Aradhana provides ample opportunities for music lovers to listen to their favourite musicians every year, as several temples and organisations celebrate Aradhana...
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Kala Padma awardThe Ponnaiah Lalithakala Academy presents the "Kala Padma" award in memory of Padmini Rao, every year. This year, the award was conferred on Dwaraki Krishnaswamy, senior flautist and...
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Gems of Karnatic musicBangalore Lalithakala Parishat presented a vocal concert by Dr Radha Bhaskar on Friday. Dr Radha Bhaskar is a well-known vocalist, musicologist and a music critic. She holds a...
View ArticleDeep devotional compositions
Deep devotional compositionsThe Karnataka College of Percussion (KCP) conducts a music festival every year under the direction of T A S Mani and R A Ramamani.Inaugural concert of this years (52nd year)...
View ArticleMUSIC AND DANCE REVIEW- GRACEFUL CONCERT
The Rabindranath Tagore Nagar Cultural Association is catering to the cultural needs of the connoisseurs of Bengaluru North, from last 27 years. Apart from the music concerts every month, the...
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TRIBUTES TO SYAMA SASTRY Syama Sastri (1762-1827), eldest of the "Trinity" of Karnatic music, was initiated into various aspects of music by Sangita Swamiji who transformed him as a musical genius. He...
View ArticleMusic and Dance reviews, Navaratri, Kuchipudi, Abhinaya
Navarathri cultural festivalsNavarathri was celebrated in most parts of the state. In the evenings most of the temples conducted cultural programmes with music, dance, harikatha and bhajans. One such...
View ArticleMusic and Dance reviews: Group songs in unison & Nrithya Utsava
Group songs in unisonRanga Samsthana, one of the premier cultural institutions of Bengaluru, conducts classes, training camps, brings out CDs and publishes books and has the distinction of entering...
View ArticleMUSIC AND DANCE REVIEWS- Nitya Nritya and Odissi
Nitya NrityaCurtains came down on this years Nitya Nritya dance festival with a Odissi dance performance on Sunday at Krishnadevaraya Kala Mandira.Nupura, the reputed dance school of Bengaluru,...
View ArticleMUSIC AND DANCE REVIEWS- GOOD IN PARTS
GOOD IN PARTSYashaswini, who gave a Bharathanatya recital under the banner of EFCEP, is a student of Kalaranga School of Dance and has performed her Ranga Pravesha in 2007 itself. Now, she is learning...
View ArticleMusic and Dance Review- Successful conference
Successful conference The Bangalore Gayana Samaja conducted the annual music conference last week, successfully.R N Tyagarajan and R N Tharanathan (Rudrapattana Brothers) presided over the 48th music...
View ArticleIn memory of great violinist
Chowdiah was a renowned violinist and inventor of 7-stringed violin and also a great teacher. In his memory the Academy of Music has built a historical auditorium in the shape of a violin. In memory of...
View ArticleMusic and Dance Reviews: MUSIC CONCERT FOR A CAUSE
MUSIC CONCERT FOR A CAUSE The Prathyarpana Foundation founded in memory of L.S. Narayana Swamy Bhagavathar and Prof. H.V. Krishna Murthy conducts cultural programmes in collaboration with the Vijaya...
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KARTHEEKA SANGEETHA SAMBHRAMA The Nada Jyothi Sangeetha Sabha Trust celebrated the Kartheeka Sangeetha Sambhrama last week, with vocal, veena and a musical feature, in collaboration with the Sri Rama...
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Music and dance reviews Anniversary of Sursagar Sursagar celebrated the 36th Varshikotsav with two music concerts - a vocal and an instrumental recital at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall last Sunday. It is...
View ArticleMusic and Dance reviews - Margali Sangeethotsava
Margali Sangeethotsava Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt celebrated the Margali Sangeethotsava last week, under the direction of H.H. Sri Yathiraja Jeeyar Swamiji. The festival comprised of vocal, veena and...
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Ghata galore Vikku Vinayakram is a great Ghatam Maestro, known all over the world. His 75th Birthday was celebrated in a unique way, by the Sunadam Trust, in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi...
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Tributes to veena maestro Veena Vidwan L. Raja Rao (1909-1979) was one of the prominent Veena players of the "Mysore Baani" (Mysore School of Veena) and an able teacher, author and composer. When he...
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